The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-13
Doings Of the National Legis-
lature Monday.
LOTS OF BILLS INTRODUCED.
A Busy Day in the senate-The
House Getting Down to Work
Other News Items.
SENATE,

standing committees for the FIfueth
Congress. The resolution was adopted
A large number of communications
and petitions were presented and re-
ferred:
To prevent the manufacture, impor-
tation and sales of intoxicating liquors
in the Territories; for the allowance of
8 bounty of $50 per month for
all men who served in the army
during the war; in the amend
ment of the Constitution, allowing
Gongress to pass uniform laws on the
subject Of marriage and divorce; for an
amendment to the Constitution, pro-
hibiting the manufacture and importa-
ton of liquors into the United States.
Many bills were introduced and re-
ferred, among them the following:
By Dolph--To provide for the forti-
fcations and other sea coast defenses.
It appropriates 1928 BIT 800, to be avail
able as follows: $2f 500, 900 for the fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1889; SO 600, 900
for each fiscal year thereafter for the
, period of eleven years; hereafter
1851. 900 for the fiscal year, end
Tg June 30th, 1901, which sums are
10 be expended in accordance with the
recommendations made in the report
of the Notifications board in the con-
Struction of Notifications at the most
prominent port on the Atlantic, Pacific,
gulf and lake coasts, and for building
floating bate ries and torpedo boats.
By Paddock - For the erection of
buildings for the exclusive use of Offices
of the first and second class.
BY Manderson-For a public building
st Omaha, to cost, including site, ST.
10000.
By Edmunds-To provide for the es-
Enlistment of a postal telegraph. Ut
is the Edmunds telegraph bill of two
years ago.
By Cameron-To promote foreign
trade and encourage American mer-
chant marine. CT is the subsidy intro
duced by Cameron two years ago.
By Doiph-For the admission of the
Territory of washington into theIUnion;
also restoring to the United States
certain lands granted to the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company; also repeal
ing the presumption and timber
culture laws; also for the for
fixture of wagon-road grants in
Oregon; also to set apart lands
for a public park in thu Willamette
Valley, Oregon; also to urge the manu-
facture of STEEL for modern arms and
armor; also to provide heavy FINANCE.
BY Bowen-FOr free coinage OF silver.
By MorrilI-To credit and pay the
several States and Territories all money
collected under the tax act of 1865.
By Aldrich TO authorize the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to apply surplus
money to the purchase of United States
bonds, or to the prepayment of interest
on the public debt.
By Manderston-Grantin pension
to every soldier and sailor who is in
capioitated for manual labor, and for
pensions to dependent relatives of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors.
He said that he introduced this bill at
the unanimous request of the Grand
Army of the Republic; also for the ad-
mission of Dakota, and the organiza-
ton of thesTerritory of Lincoln.
By CullOm-For pension to the widow
Of General John A. Logan; also for a
constitutional amendment in relation to
bigamy and polygamy.
BY Blackburn For the purchase of
the picture of General Thomas.
By Sherman-For the encouragement
Of q closer commercial relation and
between the United States and the Re-
public of Mexico, and Central and
South America. and of Brazil.
By Farwell-TO perpetuate the Ma
tional Banking system.
By Blair - For a Constitutional
extending the right of
suffrage, also to restrict the use and
sale OF opium in the District of
Columb and in the Territories.
By Turpie-For the admission of the
States of Washington and Dakota.
BY Hoar-For the erection of mon
ument to the negro soldiers and sailors
who gave their lives for the preserva-
ton of the government.
By ChandleT-For fixing the salaries
of several judges of the United States !
district court at IS 900.
By misunderstanding to the State |
of California per cent. of the proceeds |
of the cash sales of public lands in that
State.
By Teller-Authorizing the State of |
Colorado to select an indemnity for
school lands.
By Hawley-To reimburse prisoners
Of war who were in the military or |
naval service during the war of the |
rebellion.
By Edmunds-To pay the widow of |
the late Professor Baird, compensation |
for sixteen years gratuitous service by |
the professor, as fish commissioner; |
also to establish forest reservation on |
the head-Waters OF the MISSOURI River, |
and on the head-waters of Clsrk's Fork |
of the Columbia River; also to facilitate |
the administration of laws in the Terri |
tory of Alaska.
BY MitchelI-Several bills for public |
buildings and works of internal i'm
provement in Oregon; elso to amend |
the act of the Sd of March, 1887, res
tricting the Ownership of real estate in /
the Territories to American citizens;
also abrogating all treaties with the
Chinese Empire, so far as they permit
the coming Of Chinese into the United |
States and absolutely prohibiting the
same, except as to diplomatic, consular |
and other officials; also for the appoint.
ment of a commission to select a site
for a naval station On the Pacific coast;
also to amend the laws relating to |
drawbacks on manufactured tin.